Migraine Misery
By Jo Ann
@akalinus (40440)
United States
June 29, 2016 5:52pm CST
Do any of you get migraine headaches? What do you take for them? Do you have any tips or ideas what to do about them? I am feeling very sick from pain in the eyes and behind the eyes. It starts with everything looking wavy and then nausea and dizziness.
My doctor says to take Tylenol. Do you take Tylenol for such a headache and does it work for you? It does not help me.
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16 responses
@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
29 Jun 16
I dan't have them any more, but when I did, Tylenol, aspirin, and chocolate (caffeine) did the trick. Taken together.
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@Lolaze (5093)
• St. Louis, Missouri
30 Jun 16
I have awful ones. I am on Topamax everyday to prevent them and then Imitrex to stop them once they start. For ones the Imitrex won't stop, I have to go to the emergency room - they give me a mix of medications through an IV to stop them. If you are having them often (more than once or twice a month) your doctor should be providing medication instead of saying just take Tylenol.
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@akalinus (40440)
• United States
30 Jun 16
@Lolaze I only have my son and he is at his girlfriend's two hours away. I will take some Tylenol PM when I go to bed, that helps me sleep anyway. I think I have an appointment coming up next month, I will insist that Tylenol is not the solution and I need something different.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
29 Jun 16
I have been lucky not to suffer migraines. My mother had migraines. My son and grandson have them, so do two of my sisters and two daughters in law. i know how horrible headaches are. I do have the aura but I can lie down awhile and it stops,. I have never experienced the pain.
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
30 Jun 16
I have suffered of migraine for years, your same symptoms, pain in the eyes, nausea and dizziness. I took the same as @Lucky15, pills containing paracetamol. I think you have several brands in the United States, Sumatripan, Zomig, Excedrin Migraine are the most effective.
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@sallypup (57897)
• Centralia, Washington
30 Jun 16
Ibuprofen. I don't have as many headaches as I used to. There's been a time or two when I got hit suddenly- me driving, just like that, have to go home cause my vision was going to pot and I needed to sleep. I hope you get some relief.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
1 Jul 16
I hate those! I take excedrin migraine, its the only thing that works for me and sleeping too
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@akalinus (40440)
• United States
1 Jul 16
@BACONSTRIPSXXX Not too bad today. Some days are worse, especially when there is a storm brewing or a front passing by, or whatever.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
1 Jul 16
@akalinus Yeah, hopefully your migraine goes down
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@JESSY3236 (18923)
• United States
1 Jul 16
I get what I call Tension headaches. They are just as bad as migraines. I take Excedrin Tension Headache.
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@akalinus (40440)
• United States
1 Jul 16
@JESSY3236 That's good. Any day with no headache is a great day.
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@JESSY3236 (18923)
• United States
1 Jul 16
@akalinus Yeah it does. I don't get the headaches often.
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@meowch (2220)
• United States
30 Jun 16
I do have severe headaches but I do take aspirin. My symptoms are the same like yours pain in the eyes. Sometimes I ask myself why am I having a headache or is it because I'm tired or it is something else. I believe it was about a week ago I had major headache the whole evening. I knew I was fine during daytime and I wasn't tired. I figured could be the hair serum I put on my hair it was too much. I did rinse my hair with water then the headache went away.
@cacay1 (83223)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
30 Jun 16
You see a specialist friend. Fortunately, I do not have that kind of sickness.
@rina110383 (24495)
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29 Jun 16
When I was in high school, I used to have those migraine headaches. It makes me vomit a lot. I used to take meds but I can't recall anymore the name of the medicine I used to take.